Phillip Bantz

November 14, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

"The way we approach legal operations is that we look at ourselves as a pit crew for the staff," said GM legal operations strategist Mary Hoen.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

October 19, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Program participants get bronze, silver, gold or platinum "MCCA Approved" accreditation seals for meeting the group's new DEI requirements.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

October 17, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Corporate lawyers who seek relative stability amid layoffs and hiring freezes are finding it at law firms that can afford to add talent in a down market.

By Phillip Bantz | Dan Roe

8 minute read

October 17, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

David Mason's arrival at Semrush comes after the public company reported second-quarter revenue of $62.6 million, a nearly 40% year-over-year increase.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

October 14, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Prosecutors allege that Tracey Stockton, a former Big Law attorney, helped a purported monk in Massachusetts collect more than $3.6 million in fraudulent CARES Act loans, which the duo used to pay for a luxurious lifestyle.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

October 13, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Jennifer Judge knew this was coming. She hunted for other GC roles, but found that "many companies were looking for a GC that was purely tactical, as opposed to strategic." So she's starting her own law firm.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

October 12, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The majority of in-house lawyers in a recent study reported feeling stressed or burned out in their current roles and many planned to leave corporate legal departments altogether.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

October 11, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The startup's new top lawyer, Lindsay Danas Cohen, served as an associate GC at Coinbase and, earlier in her career, helped build Bloomberg Law.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

October 10, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Jennifer Pizer interned at Lambda in the 1980s, joined the legal staff in 1996, played a key role in landmark marriage equality litigation and now oversees the organization's legal department.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Mehri Shadman is slated to take over as GC later this month as the company's longtime top lawyer, John Stanton, heads into retirement.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read